<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;In today's episode:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Israelites prove their devotion to God and His laws by building an altar and keeping the feasts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The temple foundation is laid for the 2nd temple&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;God warns the people not to despise the small start&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;The old men weep (probably not tears of joy) after they see the foundation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Discouragement often comes when you are doing God's will&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;hr&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other related episodes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.p40ministries.com/the-bible-explained/episode/38768705/2-chronicles-3510-27-the-point-of-animal-sacrifice-and-why-we-no-longer-do-it"&gt;2 Chronicles 35:10-27 - The Point of Animal Sacrifice, and Why We No Longer Do It&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.p40ministries.com/the-bible-explained/episode/3d180ba5/leviticus-1611-19-from-creation-does-god-like-animal-sacrifices"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leviticus 16:11-19 (From Creation) - Does God Like Animal Sacrifices?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.p40ministries.com/the-bible-explained/episode/1d889428/it-will-be-provided"&gt;It Will Be Provided - the parallels between Abraham's test in Genesis 22 and the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hey! Look at this other P40 content!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;YouTube -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juuZIbmVuLo"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ko-Fi -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Website -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.p40ministrie/"&gt;https://www.p40ministries.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/p40ministries"&gt;https://&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/p40ministries"&gt;www.facebook.com/p40ministries&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Contact -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:jenn@p40mi"&gt;jenn@p40ministries.com&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rumble - &lt;a href="https://rumble.com/c/c-6493869"&gt;https://rumble.com/c/c-6493869&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Books -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Kokal/e/B095JCRNHY/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Kokal/e/B095JCRNHY/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Merch -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.p40ministries.com/shop"&gt;https://www.p40ministries.com/shop&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;YouVersion -&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38267-out-of-the-mire-trusting-god-in-the-middle"&gt;https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38267-out-of-the-mire-trusting-god-in-the-middle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check out LifeAudio for other faith-based podcasts on parenting, studying Scripture, and more:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.lifeaudio.com"&gt;www.lifeaudio.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a member to gain access to The Bible Explained on Fridays:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries"&gt;https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Support babies and get quality coffee with Seven Weeks Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://sevenweekscoffee.com/?ref=Dakota"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://sevenweekscoffee.com/?ref=P40"&gt;https://sevenweekscoffee.com/?ref=P40&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Discover more Christian podcasts at &lt;a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/"&gt;lifeaudio.com&lt;/a&gt; and inquire about advertising opportunities at &lt;a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/contact-us"&gt;lifeaudio.com/contact-us&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Bible Explained with Jenn Kokal

Jenn Kokal

Ezra 3 - Discouragement Often Comes after Calling

MAY 4, 202631 MIN
The Bible Explained with Jenn Kokal

Ezra 3 - Discouragement Often Comes after Calling

MAY 4, 202631 MIN

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In today's episode: The Israelites prove their devotion to God and His laws by building an altar and keeping the feasts The temple foundation is laid for the 2nd temple God warns the people not to despise the small start The old men weep (probably not tears of joy) after they see the foundation Discouragement often comes when you are doing God's will Other related episodes: 2 Chronicles 35:10-27 - The Point of Animal Sacrifice, and Why We No Longer Do It Leviticus 16:11-19 (From Creation) - Does God Like Animal Sacrifices? It Will Be Provided - the parallels between Abraham's test in Genesis 22 and the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross Hey! Look at this other P40 content!  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnh-aqfg8rw Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries  Website - https://www.p40ministries.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/p40ministries  Contact - [email protected]  Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/c-6493869  Books - https://www.amazon.com/Jenn-Kokal/e/B095JCRNHY/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk  Merch - https://www.p40ministries.com/shop  YouVersion - https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/38267-out-of-the-mire-trusting-god-in-the-middle Check out LifeAudio for other faith-based podcasts on parenting, studying Scripture, and more:www.lifeaudio.com Become a member to gain access to The Bible Explained on Fridays: https://ko-fi.com/p40ministries Support babies and get quality coffee with Seven Weeks Coffee  https://sevenweekscoffee.com/?ref=P40 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.